Author: 1nk13Art

I enjoy working with pencils a lot. This baby drawing was done a couple of year ago but remains one of my favourites. Babies are so beautiful and innocent and I really enjoy the challenge of capturing that in my art work. I have experimented with coloured pencils as well. If you are looking for […]

These two giraffes are made out of grass and come all the way from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. I fell in love with their vibrant colours and if ever I’ve had an idea in my head that would not disappear before I painted it – then it was these two giraffes. And its my first painting done from […]

I normally do not like painting flowers or landscapes but this was interesting. But I thought that painting this protea flower would be easy topic for one of my first tries at mastering the art of painting in oil. (See Karoo Tree) I also tried an etching technique with the leave in order to get […]

This buffalo sketch in pencil was a commission for a friend as a birthday present. Drawing animals is always rewarding and fun for me. This one in particular, as I had to try and show the animal in movement. I love playing with different techniques for example, I used etching and eraser techniques in this […]

This picture of Lula on leaves was taken by my husband at the end of autumn. I wanted to capture the different colours of the leaves and the different textures immediately. This was almost a 2 year project. And like most project I do I discover that what I though would be a challenge, was […]

This is one of my favourite painting I have ever done. The Train started off as something quite different in the beginning but ended up not bad at all. I started with the train (This is a picture of a train in Knysna) because I wanted the challenge of the details. But when it came […]

Karoo Tree was also one of my first painting in oil, before that I had only used acrylic. I have never had a love for landscapes but I have to admit they are harder to do than what they look. Every now and again I challenge myself to do one.. DETAILS OF KAROO TREE Dimensions: […]

This painting was done from a photo that a dear friend took at our wedding. The two girls with umbrellas are Victoria and Nicola Lord. I worked with their mom and dad on the campsite where we got married. I loved the picture from the start and thought it would make a great painting. The […]

This picture has an amazing story… and its not my story but Meagan’s. Meagan was so afraid of horses. None of us realized until we decided to go horse riding and Meagan nearly burst into tears when she had to get close to a horse. After watching the group for most of the morning learning […]